In this episode, I speak to Dr Zarrin Shaikh about her career as a cardiologist and how she finds a balance using creativity and film to help patients express their stories. We talk about the importance of creativity in communicating health messages and how film can help improve feelings of loneliness and isolation.

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About Zarrin

Zarrin Shaikh is a Consultant Cardiologist who has been on the frontline of the NHS since qualifying from the University of Nottingham in 2001. She is a fellow on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme. More recently, she has started producing short films through her production company Fresh Heart Project.

In 2012, Zarrin obtained a PhD from Imperial College London for her work studying the role of intracardiac shunting of blood in obstructive sleep apnoea and chronic obstructive lung disease.

Following on from her PhD, she underwent comprehensive training in all aspects of Cardiology with a focus on cardiac imaging, specifically echocardiography and cardiac MRI, qualifying as a consultant in 2017. After 4 years of working as a Consultant Cardiologist within hospitals, Zarrin now runs NHS community cardiology clinics.

Zarrin has augmented her medical career with a new media-driven initiative entitled “The Fresh Heart Project” www.freshheartproject.com. This was initially set up to disseminate evidence-based information on optimising health and preventing cardiac disease via podcasts and videos. Fresh Heart Project is now a health-focused film and video production company. Zarrin is currently producing the initial slate of Fresh Heart Project short films.

Check out the Fresh Heart Project and follow Zarrin on Instagram

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